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US 4,285,156 AGranted
Toy toilet
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsGerard K. Leistikow, Henry R. Hales
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Abstract
A toy toilet includes a toilet bowl, a seat supported by the toilet bowl, a hinged cover for the seat, and a reservoir. Positioned in the reservoir is a cylinder and piston arrangement having a fluid conduit to the toilet bowl and a mechanical linkage to the cover so that the movement of the cover moves the piston to "flush" the toilet.
Claims2
A toy toilet comprising:
- a bowl formed to simulate the bowl of a working toilet;
- a seat mounted to the upper surface of the bowl;
- a cover for the seat;
- means rotatably connecting the cover above the seat, including means for hinging the cover to the bowl;
- a reservoir mounted to the rear surface of the bowl and including upper and lower chambers wherein the upper chamber extends behind and above the upper surface of the bowl to simulate the water tank of a working toilet;
- a cylinder positioned in the lower chamber of the reservoir;
- a liquid conduit from one end of the cylinder to the bowl;
- a piston adapted to fit in the cylinder to form a liquid tight seal therewith;
- and means for moving the piston including a linkage from the cover to the piston which moves when the cover is rotated and which forces liquid from the chambers of the reservoir into the bowl to simulate the flushing action of a working toilet when the cover is opened, and which returns liquid from the bowl to the chambers of the reservoir when the cover is closed.
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